A Short Walk
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A Short Walk is a sweeping epic novel, which captures the movement of black Americans from the rural south to the urban north. Cora James, born to a black woman who has had a love affair with a white man, grows up poor in South Carolina, marries an abusive--albeit, wealthy--preacher, and escapes from him by going north to Harlem. There she earns money dealing cards and performing in a number of traveling vaudeville shows. She survives the Great Depression, and experiences life as a wife, mother, lover, actress, and independent businesswoman. Torn between befriending Filipino and white neighbors, and the view of the Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey movement, Cora survives divisive politics and learns that since "Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave... it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558615326
ISBN13:9781558615328
Release Date:December 2006
Publisher:Feminist Press
Length:358 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Related Subjects
African-American Studies Contemporary Fiction Literature & Fiction Specific DemographicsCustomer Reviews
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One of my favorite books
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
A Short Walk is an excellent story. I highly recommend it. If you enjoy Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Maya Angelou, you will enjoy this novel. A great "coming of age" story.
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